by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Butte College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in political science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Butte College was $326 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $7,824 |
| Fees | $264 | $264 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,970 | $1,970 |
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Online degrees for the Butte College political science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Butte College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the political science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.2%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in political science at Butte College in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 66%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science | 12 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 442 |
| Anthropology | 17 |
| Economics | 9 |
| Sociology | 17 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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